New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1917, Page 11

N \\WV1/, L ' WEW BRITAIN, CONN, ALLIES ON DEFENSE “ALONG WEST FRONT ‘Gormans- Launch Heavy Attacks on British and French _Paris, May 15.—An attack was mide by the Germans last night on an extended front. - Today'smofficial ent says it was repulsed by the ch fire. The Germans were able ) get a footing only in an advanced tgench. "iThe attack was made on the Alsne front, along the Chemin des Dames. #London, May 15.—A heavy attack . was launched by the Germans today British positions 1n = thé] Bulle- 5 rt region on the Arras front. To- ‘% day’s statement says the Germans Were ;repulsed in Bullecourt, but that the British advanced pasts in . the nerthwestern portion of the village mere forced back a short distange. = peiate: i Mn, Via London, May 15.— oops of the German Crown. Prince ve captured the farm of St. Berthe, of Fort De Malmaison, on’ the front today’s army headquarters tement announces. i Tiorth of the. fore, the Russian statl extensively ‘on ‘Sunda: oniki, May 14, Via London, May. .—Great artillery ‘activity’ prevailed | Serbian froi ssys today’s official statement by arbian Wwar office; on operationa in facedonta.” “In. the regian of nik and Dobropolye our infantry [dwanced again and repulsed a violent enemy counter attack.” \ Rome, May 15, Via London.—The Italials took the offensive today. ‘The war office announces that consider- #dle progress was made in the Plava area, on the slopes of Monte Cucco ‘ang on the hills east of Gorizla and ‘Vertoibizza. 3 The Italians also made a thrust in the northern sector of the Carso. They | reached the wrecked lines of the en- | emy east of Dosso Faitl and took pris- { oners. . %e infantry action .continues, sup- rted by artillery. Numbers of pris- oliers are beginning to be brought in. A1 OF RED CROSS 15 10,000 MEMBERS (Continued from First Page.) . IDeForest, vice president; Hon. yhn Skelton Williams, treasurer; John W. Davis, counselor; 4 secretary; Hon. chairman ~ central Eliot Wadsworth, vice dent; Edgar H. Wells, assistant to chairman and -director of chap- C. J. O’Connor, assistant direc- of chapters; H. J Hill, director ?’fl;ernhlp extension. SUES FOR DIVORCE. llian M. Stone of Essex, formerly £ this city, has brought action for sbsolute divorce from her husband, | Mubert J. Stone, of parts unknown. 7 ofey Mortimer H. Camp is counsel the plaintiff. The writ alleges in- : petance and intolerable cruelty 'dB the part of the defendant. The case returpable in the superior court in June term KING ENGINEERS RETURN. iLondon, May 16.—About fifty per nt. p¢ the engineers on strike in noliester returned to work this and it is expected: that the follow them tomorrow. L & PLATTSBURG AND OTHER CAMPS BEGIN WORK OF TRAINING SOLDIERS FOR | £ PLATTSBURG Sofhe idea of the conditions In Wwhich the men at the training camps for officers gain their experience may be gleaned from the two accompany- ing pictures showing the barracks or sheds in which the men at Plattsburg, N. Y., have their temporary hames. CLERKS THREATEN 10 STAGE STRIKE Demand Bardo Withdraw Letter Sent to Federal Conciliators New Haven, May 15.—Unless C. L. Bardo, seneral manager of the New Haven road, withdraws his letter ad- dressed to the federal conciliators, acting in the controversy between the road and its rajlway freight clerks, a few hours after decision had . been made by the government conciliators on’ the dispute between the railroad and the clerks, in which he flatly re- fused to accept the recommendations laid down on_all but_one question, a strike will be called of all freight clerks in the road’s émploy tomorrow. James J. Forrester, grand president of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, now in this city, sent a letter to Gen- eral Manager Bardo late last night giving him until noon tomorrow in which to comply with' the federal agreement or. else all the 2,800 to 2,900 clerks involved, will be called out on strike tomorrow afternoon. This action on the part of the gen- eral manager came &s a surprise to the clerks, who had supposed that the road would recognize the agree- ment drawn by the federal officlals. The clerks are willing te abide by the decision of the moderators gnd insist that the road do likewise. . Gen- eral Manager Barde bases his refusal it seems, on the claim that the con- ciliators have embodied a recommen- dation regarding vacation and sick leave which was not a matter of dis- pute in the original instance, ‘While the clerks asked for a 10 per cent. increase, the federal arbitrators grant them an 8 per cent. raise and provide that the men have at least two Saturday half holidays each month. This point, together with the provision regarding men’s holidays, was at first considered to be the end of the controversy, but General Man- ager Bardo's letter to the United States conciliators and to President ‘Forrester of a flat refusal was for- warded within a few hours after the award had been received, and nothing but his withdrawal of the letter can prevent another rupture, it now seems. HEAR OF 90 LIVES LOST Shipping Oircles in New York Learns of Loes of Abosso With 46 Passen- gers and 44 of Crew. New York, May 15.—Shipping circles had an unconfirmed report to- | on’ day that ninety lives were lost April 24, in the torpedoing of the British liner Abosso about thirty miles south of Fastnet. The Abosso was bound from Nigeria to Liverpool and was torpedoed without warning, the report said. The survivors ° were picked up forty-five minutes later and landed at Liverpool. Forty-six of the passengers and forty-four of the crew perished. 5 A despatch from London reeently quoted the London Chronicle as de- manding to know why the British admiralty had failed to publish the loss of . “a: certain -big ship’ with ‘g loss of more than seventy lives’ Plattsburg has begun its annual work, with the other training camps, of pre- paring men for holding offices in the United States army, Just after the opening Plattsburg was inspected by Major General J. Franklin Bell, who said: “I am con- vinced that this is an ideal spot for the training of soldiers during the DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Dwight A, Parsons. ‘The funeral of the late Dwight A. Parsons was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his home at 22 Park place. Rev. Dr. Earle M. Cross pas- tor of the First Baptist church offi- clated. The bearers were Harold T. and Willlam T. Sloper, A. S. Walker, Charles B.,, Howard S. and Robert M. Parsons, Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Funeral services for the late Mrs. Mary Dorsey were held at 9 o'clock this morning at St. Mary's church, Rev. Willam A. Krause officiating. The bearers were Willlam and Edward Dorsey, Martin, Timothy and Thomas Conway and Thomas Lynch. ' The flower bearers were Thomas and James Butler. Interment was in the new Catholic cemetery. Joseph Conti. The funeral of Joseph Conti was held at 8 o’clock this morning from St. Mary’s church. Rev. John E. Fay celebrated a mass of requiem. Burial was in the new Catholic cemeters. Mrs. Rebecca Chaven, aged 60 years, of 214 Arch street, died at the New Britain General hospital this after- noon, of infirmaties incident to old age. She is survived by several sons and daughters. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. John Emil Nelson. Rev. Dr. 8. G. Ohman officiated at the funeral services for the jate John Emil Nélson at his home, 563 East street, at 3 o’'clock this afternoon. The bearers were Joseph Hultgren and John A. Anderson, representing the Kronan Sick Benefit society, and Gus- tave Olson, Carl Gustafson and Arthur Ostlund, representing the Fridhem society. Burial was in Fairview cem- etery. Mrs. Ida P, Rodin. Funeral services for the late Mrs. 1da Peterson Rodin will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at thec Swedish Lutheran church. Ernest Bardesi. Aftey lying in an unconscious state for the past week, from the effects of injuries sustained when he fell from a motorcycle at the corner of Lafay- ette and High street on May 8, Ernest ‘Bardesi, died at the New Britain Gen- eral hospital at 9:40 o’clock this morn- ing from e fractured skull. The de- ceased was 20 years of age and is survived by a sister with whom he boarded on Oak street. ‘The body was turned over to J. M. Curtin & Co. for burial. Funeral arrangements are uncomplete. ' Card of Thanks. We wish to express our sincere thanks to kind neighbors and friends for their sympathy and acts of kind- ness at the death of our son and brother, John Emil Nelson. We are gratefil to the Kronan and Freidhem societies and friends who contributed flowers. 5 MR, and MRS, AUGUST NELSON and FAMILY. — The family of Willlam Zehner of Dwight street, will soon move to Essex where they will occupy a dottage for the summer. Mr. Zehner will remain in this city continuing his bueiness fn-: teresta. For five, ar possibly six months of the year no better place could be selected ,but because of the rigorous winters of this, sectfon I do not believe that it could be used to advantage for the training of large badies of men .during those months.” There are 5,000 men in training at Plattsburg. l summer months. MORE DRASTIC AGTION EXPECTED AT CHICAGO Speculation in Grain May Be Effectively Curbed During War. Chicago, May 15.—A sentiment was manifest on the board of trade today that the action yesterday of the board of directors of the organization in forbidding further trading in May corn and oats and suspending for two days all purchases of wheat, except for the liguidation of existing contracts; was but the forerunner of more dras- tic steps to curb speculatfon in grains. Delegates from the grain exchanges of 8t. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Min- neapolis, Duluth and Toledo are ex- pected to meet here late today with the board of directors of the Chicago board to discuss the situation in an attempt to evolve a plan for concerted action by all the grain markets of the country. Yesterday's actions, not only by the Chicago board, but also by those of other leading markets, was said to have been the’' most radical in the history of the trade. The largest immediate effect came with the fixing of the maximum prices for wheat, which automatically pre- vented any person from bidding up !the market. ‘The curtailment of speculation or- dered by the board of trade yesterday resulted in further price recessfons in early grain trades today. July wheat sold off eleven cents to $2-48 and Sep- tember cight cents to $2.20. Corn dropped from 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 cents and oats from 1 to 1 1-2 cents. SECRETARY ENGAGED Miss Mabel Hayes Hart Will Start Duties As Assistant to Rev. Henry ‘W. Maier on July 1. ‘Miss Mabel Hayes Hart, for 'the past three vears assistant to Rev. R. Roundy of the First Congregitional | church, Keene, N. H., has tendered Iher resignation to take effect June 24 and will come to this city where she will act as secretary and assistant to Rev. Henry W. Maier, pastor of the First Congregational church. Miss Hart is a Winsted girl and a graduate of the Hartford School of Religious Pedagogy and later of Dr. White's Bible school in New York. She will start her new duties in this city on July 1. PRE-NUPTIAL RECEPTIONS. | Miss Edith White gave an afternoon tea today in honor of Miss Constance Russell who, on Thursday, will become the bride of Lieutenant Rodman W. Chamberlain of Company I, First Connecticut Infantry. Tomorrow eve- ning Mr. and Mrs. James North will glve a dance at their home on Sunny- ledge in honor of Lieutenant Cham- berlain and Miss Russell. 7 PRESIDENT ATTENDS WEDDING. ‘Washington, May 15.—President ‘Wilson , called off the cabinet meet- ing today so that he and Mrs. Wil- son could attend the wedding of Miss Nona McAdoo, daughter of the secre- tary of the treasury, and Ferdinand Mohrenschildt, of -the Russian = em- bassy staff. - AIN. DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1917. Blue Serge Boys’ Suits at $5.00—Size 6 to 18. Financial MARKET UNSTEADY, BUT DECLINES FEW Bright Spot in Trading Was Soon-After Opening ‘Wall Street.—The- ' international situation, particularly the news from Russia, was again the cause of mod- erate unsettlement at the outset of today’s market operations. Leading munitions, equipments, coppers and shippings averaged a-point under clos- ing prices of the preceding session. U. 8. Steel, whose Initial offering com- prised 6,600 shares at 117 and 116%,. showed a maximum decline of half a point. High grade rails, like Union Pacific, Reading and Great Northern, were affected to:a similar extent and Ohio Gas lost 2% points. Mexican Petfoleum was the noteworthy excep- tion, advancing almost two points. General improvement set in before tl;le end of the first half hour. The early rally brought full recov- ery to steel and other active .issues, but was immediately followed by fresh selling on a broader basis which sent prices under opening levels. The movement was accompanied by re- newed weakness in Russian bonds on the eurb. Trading then settled down to its full routine of recent days, in- vestment rails, however, suffering further impairment at extreme de- clines of 1 to 2% points. Rails and tractions were the heavy features of bond market. 5 The monotony of the very dull in- termediate session was partially re- lieved by a diversion in the special group. Industrial alcohol, distillers securities and superior steel rose 2 to 23 points. Changes: elsewhere in the list were nominal. Closing-—Acute weakness in local tractions, some of which established new low records, acted as a weight on standard stocks in the desultory deal- ings of the last hour. The closing was heavy. Sales approximated 450,- 000 shares. New TYork Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- chenge. Representcd bv E. W. Eddy. May 185, 1917 High Low Close Am Beet Sugar .. 91 90 903 Alaska Gold ..... 6%' 6% 6% Am Ag Chem . 91% %1% 91% Am Car & Fdy Co. 85% 65 65% Am Ice .... 26 26% 256% Am Can ... 42% 42 42% Am Loco . 67% 663 66% Am Smelting 98% 97% 97% Am' Tel & Tel .118% 117 117% Anaconda Cop ... 17% 76% 77 A TS Fe Ry Co.. 99% 9% 68 56% 130 158% 84 53% 71 48 105 6% 113% 1634 23 347% 158 48% 103% 30% 54% 8% 52% 19 44 86 59% 120% 89% 87 23% 87% 99 119% 22% 51% 7% 72 28% 853 803% 90% 24% 52 87% 204% 11% 133 112% 53% 116% 117 52% 48% 91 27% Beth Steel . Canadian Pacific .1693% Central Leather .. 847% Chino Copper .... 53% Chi Mil & St Paul. 72 Col F & I . Cons Gas ..... Cruclble Steel .... 67% Del & Hudson....1145% Distillers Sec ..... 1634 Erie . 23% FErie 1s pfd . 35% Genera] Electric .153 Goodrich Rub ... 49% Great Nor pfd ....105 Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. Inspiration .. Interborough Interboro pfd . Kansas City so ... Kennecott Cop ... Lack Steel Lehigh Val ceee Louis & Nash . Mex Petrol .. N Y C & Hud . Nev Cons ..... NYNH&HRR 38 Nor Pac . o100 Norf & West 119% Pac Mail 8 S8 Co. 22% Fenn RR ... 51% Peoples Gas % Pressed Steel Car . 73 Ray Cons ....... Reading : Rep I & S com . So Pac . So Ry . So Ry pfd Studebaker Texas Oil . ‘Third Ave . Union Pac Utah Cop . U S Rub Co .... U S Steel . U § Steel pfd Va Car Chem . ‘Westinghouse . 48% Western Union ... 91% 91 Willys Overland .. 28% 27% LOCAL ST0CK MARKET Manufacturing Companies. Bid Asked 95 110 30 33 300 303 93 136 132 112% 53% 116% 116% 5234 47% Adams Express Co . Aetna Nut Go ... American Brass Co . American Hosiery .. American Hardware . 134 THIRD NATIONAL BUILD! 50 shs Landers, Frary & Clark 50 shs Stanley Works ‘American Thread pfd.. Bigelow-Hfa Cpt pfd Bigelow-Hfd Cpt com Billings & Spencer Bristol Brass Co .... Broad Brook Co . The Edward Balf Co . Case, Lckwd & Brnd Collins Co .......... Colt’s Arms Co . Eagle Lock Co Gfn-Nbgr Tobacco Holyoke Water Power Interntl Silver pfd Internt] Silver com . Johns-Pratt Co Landers, Frary & Clark. 54% J R Montgomery Co... 98 National Marine Lamp. . New Britain Machine. New Dep. Mfg Co pfd.. North & Judd ... ‘Peck Stow & Wilcox. Plimpton Mfg Co .. Pratt & Whitney p Russell Mfg Co Smysh Mfg Co . # Standard Screw pfd A..112 Standard Screw pfd B..110 Standard Screw Co com..357 Stanley Rule and Level.390 Stanley Works . Swift & Co . Taylor & Fenn Terry Steam Turbine Torrington Co pfd . Torrington Co com Traut & Hine Union Mfg Co N B. U S Envelope pfd.. U 8 Envelope Co com. Scovill Mfg Co .. €03 Niles, Bement-Pond com 160 165 R. R. and Street R. R. Stocks. Hfd & Conn W RiR ...’ NYNH&HR voe. 8% Am Ind Bk & Trust Co 210 City Bank & Trust Co ..138 Conn River Bkg Co ..145 Conn Trt & Sate Dp Co 510 Fidelity Trust Co ......300 First National Bank ...218 Hfd-Aetna Natl Bank ..218 Hfa Morris Plan_Co .. Hfd Trust Co . ... 460 Land Mtg & Tit! o . 65 = N B Trust Co .... Phoenix Natl Bank Riverside Trust Co . Security Trust Co .. State Bank & Trust Co 350 United States Bank ...500 ' Aetna Fire s...390 ° Hartford Fire . .740 \National Fire .350 ;hoenlx Fire -390 400 Standard Fire . 40 50 Life and Indemnity Ind. Compantes. 700 515 516 60 105 116 30 39% 145 400 770 360 Hfd Steam Boller . Travelers .............720 Publc Utilities, - Hf4 City Gas Lt Co ptd 4§ Hfad City Gas Lt Co coms 50 Hfd Elec Lt Co*........290 =« N Conn Lt & Pr pfd ... x N Conn Lt & Pr Co m!w 80 New Eng Tel .......188 Thmpsnville Wtr Co pfd 30 Thmpsnville Witr Co com 40" " 450 730 50 (13 300 ~107 140 MAY JOIN A. F. OF L. Musicians' Unlon, Mecting ‘st New Haven to Discuss Project. - New Haven, Max 15.—The question of afliatioh with the American Fed- eration of Labor is ‘expected 'to come up for consideration before the close aof the annual convention ‘of the American Federation ‘of Musicians now in session here, it was stated to- day. . President Joseph H. Weber of New York, in presenting his report said: “The proper maintainence of &t labor organizations is possible only through the assistance labar organisations give to one-another. This applies to the national and international labor orders formed 'by the individual unions as well as the American Federation of Labor, and all owe the dignity of their position, so far as society is concerned, to the national movement of all combined orsaniza- tions or organized labor, that is the American Federation of Labar.” ’ City Items The home gardens committes ot 'th Chamber of Commerce held a ma# ing at § o'clock this afternoon. Lieutenant Frank Pinches, batt adjutant of the First Regiment, | tioned at Waterbury, was a visit: town today- ¥ At tomorrow evening's meeting. Centennial lodge, A. F. & A. M., candidates will receive the app degree. ‘Important matters will be acted upon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Joh have returned tl'om"n' southesn Rev. Dr. Dieffenbach ot H& will give a. talk before the P. Corbin Efficiency club in 'the street club house this evenin John and Matthew Cam brothers, residing at 129 Cl street, engaged in a fisticuff exhi! at their home this noon, nec | the calling of the police. Throu medium of Officers and C, Johnson' belligerents were landéd in a celly ‘the police station. 2 No change was ngted tpday i, condition of Judge Willlam F. who is i1l with pneumoniaat:his; on Bassett street.. - READY TO representatives now in Washl have ‘informed the presideat and military advisers that - Franos England stand ready to furnish equipment for' any force ;C Roosevelt may ‘be permitted to'. for immediate service at the For this statement there is the & authority. / The offer of the Allies, mad®d. formally soon after the arrival country of the missions includes. thing up to and including 2 lery and more especially which, it has been declared in debates in congress there is no supply on hand. The offer eliminates the Ob that the sending of the Roo: vision abroad would delay the ping and preparation of other for service at.the front. The Allles want no American ¢ léry, for their expérts report - none of the field equipment of United States army is up to the dard now: required by the fight! forces in the fleld. They would prefer also that the troops to land in France be equ ed with the rifles in use by French o British troops, larfely because there {84 an ample stock available, but main because the introduction of a . com: paratively small force at the front using a different type of weapon different ammunition would make for lessened efficiency. Usipg the French or British rifle, immense quantities of ammunition ‘would at all times be available. Using - the Springfield, /this might not always be the case, and the supplying of an- other type of ammunition would tend to complicate transport problems. . The objection of the foreign experts to American artillery has been & mat. ter of more or less commen edge in military circles for some time. but the fact that equipment is.reads for sueh troops as those 3 2 visitors ‘have been extremely: cal not to do anything that might o {he administration, but they have falled to emphasize the need France for men, and the hope of botk- countries that the former president. would s06n be seen in command of troops.in the fleld. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposlt Co. A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION organized and qualified through years of efficient, §. trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian, § Executor or Administrator. CAPITOL $750,000. SURPLUS $750,000 2 Connecticut Trust and Safe M. H. WHAPLES, Pres't.